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The North-east wind, which has prevailAi for mime days, has prevented the arrival of any V , :ssel from Corunua, and if the wind should COutit;pe in the same quarter, we may yet remain some time in :;nspence. Although we do not see any reason to doubt-the statement in the French Papers, of the capture of Madrid, yet it is rather singular that that event, which is stated to have taken place 03 the 4th, should not have been known at COCUtiDel on the 10th; -or an account of it should not have reached. Sir JOHN MOOR C, at Salamanca, on the 7th, or Sir DAViD BAIRD on the 9th, as the French would of Course' take every means in their power to circulate the news. The intelligence which we yesterday received from SNeden. is such as must naturally have been expected, considering the immense disparity of the force of the conterditig - Pcwers. Indeed it is more a "ni:itter of surprise that the'Swedes 'should have been able to resist so long, than that they should have ,been forced to give way at ,last. .We very dout 4 t whether the Emperor AI.EX'ANDER will vridmveur pursue I.is conquests any farther, for be wits find it difficult, if not altogether irnprac- ticab:e, tr.l subsist at, army, if he should attempt to go toult4 the Guiph of liollania. Yesterday a Cabinet Council"wag held at the Fo reign thiice, at which 'were: presclit, his Grace th e Doex Qt PortTLAND, the Lot n ChANCELLOR ; Earls CAMDEN and BATutt•RsT; Lord CASTI,EREAGII, Mr. Secretary c4,NNiN(I, anci :14r. PER(;EVAL. Yt : Stifidny 11102)itlg Mr. MAY. oue of his Ma 3e3ty's Mea.it aiers., - arrived' at Mr. Secretary CA . - Nltic„'6.oftice, ill Doting-street, from the Coo; t 4 SwCiehdlin: - A Council was soon it . ,-r field at '114,-. ecipbty CAN . NI-biG'3 Offigt!, til Dow.tin:;-street. AVAL N rW S. PLYMOUTH, DEC. ig.—A►'rived the Swedish Ship Xpparencen; KEa nAN, from Stockholm, laden with pinch and tar for this Port. She brings intelligence that the Russians have gained some advantages over the Swedes in Finland. Arrived the IPilliarn, of Boston, STANWOOD, from. Teneriffe, with wine and barilla for this Port and the Indefatigable, Capt. Com, from Seville, laden with fruit ; she does not bring any intelligence.of so late a date as that already received. Arrived the Mary, WILLIAns, from Dublin, with provisions ; and thd Humber Sloop of War from Falmouth. The Druid Frigate went out of Harbour this after- noon. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. co.—Arrived His Majesty's Ship Thetis from the Downs, together with the Henry Adiiing,ton and IVeptune East India:nen. DOVER, DEC. 20.—Came in the Betsey Transport, GRAY, with the loss of main-mast ; Advice, Picx.- NG, 6om Whitby to Londbn ; Anna Maria, of and from London, for Dublin ; and Thomas and Mary, JAMES, of and for Sunderland, from Portsmouth, all with the loss of anchors and cables. MARGAT-E, DEC. 20.—After e dreadful blowing night, Sunday morning discovered a very distressing scene. The Apelles Brig, built by the- apprentices at Chatham, went on shore near the sea-bathing Infirmary on Thursday morning last, and must, of course, be materially injured by the gale of last night. Signal guns of distress were seen, not heard, in consequence of the high wind during the whole night, and, I believe, about one o'clock the Wal pole East Indiaman went on shore nearly opposite New Gate, half a mile to the eastward of this town ; three other Jndiamen bad .this morning the - union-jack downwards, flying as signals of distress; it is supposed the men on board will be gdt out at low water (about 7 o'clock P.M.) There is a vast deal of damage done in sight of this place to the shipping, and unless the gale moderate before night, serious consequences may be apprehended to the other ves sels riding very bard in . the Roads. The Walpole has cut away main and mizen-Mast, and, in my opinion, will never float again. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY. To the Sloop Seagull, for the Capture of the Fly, of Sandgate, on the 21st inst, at No. 9, New Broad-street, and every Wednesday and Thursday altar, for three months. 'Yu the G un- hrig Urgent, for the Capture of the Stadt Nox den On company with the Diligence), on the 21st inst. at No. 9, New Broad-street, and every Wednesday and Thursday after, feu three months. To the Sloop Nlusquito,. and Monkey and Urgent Gun brigs, for the . Captur:: of 'the Bradford (in company with the G Bold) on their arrival in purr, and every Wednesday and Thursday after for three months, at No, 9, New Broad., street. To the Gun.brig Piercer, for the Capture of the Prussian Vessel Frederick Wilhelm fin company with the A riadne and Bl•zer, Basilisk, Bold, Furious and Tygress Gun-brigs), on board the :mid Brig, at Sheerness, on the 2ist inst, and fur three months alser, at No. :3, Clement's Inn. .To the Virginia, for the Capture of the Dutch Frigate Gel derland, on board the Virginie, at Portsmouth, on the ztst i .st and every Nlonday and Thursday for three months, at Hunt's Office, in Stonehouse, near Plymouth. To the Arethusa, Anson, and Fisgard, for the Capture of the Island of Curacoa, and who were not in the farnauia Sta tion the tirst-or August last, the proceeds of sundry Prizes, on the zorh inst. at No. 3, PLilpot-lane, and till the first of Feb,. 'Soy.. Tr) the Vestal, for the Capture of the A ugustina, Carolitta, and Diopea, Prussian Ships, on board, on the zoth inst. and every Wechie4dsy and :Thursday, torthtee wombs, at Nu. 3, Pliiipot-lane. AMERICAN TRADE. The following letters brought from France by th'.: Union American ship, and written by two American Captains, will serve to show the treat ment now experienced by the trade and subjects of the United States from the enemy : Copy of a Letter from Capt. LEE, of the Mary, dated Boulogne Castle, Dec 6 : " I have the misfortune to acquaint you, that the Brig Mary, of Philadelphia, under my command, was captured on the 19th ult. by the French Lug ger Privateer Grand Aapoleon, of this port, and car ried •in here. " The /Wary was captured between this port and the English shore. The cargo, consisting of 142 tons of sweet oil, has ben already discharged, and .1, as well as my crew, am kept as yet in prison, though I have reason to suppose we shall soon be released. I have not been able to 'ascertain the motives of this Government for capturing Ame rican property, and detaining the subjeas of the United States as prisoners, but time and patience. will no doubt unfold their motives, and afford us re dress. I am, Sir, your's, &c. " J. T. LEE." Extraa of . a Letter from Capt. NicoLis Ovarws, of the Brig President, from Canary Islands, dated St. Valery, Nov. 28, 1808 : " It 'is with the utmost regret I inform yon of my being captured on the 17th inst. (November) close. under the Isle of AVight, and sent into this plact4 and I'haVe ever since been under...guard at an Inn, ao k .l am not allowed to go out of my room without some person to guard me; a thing that ,has never been known to be done in France before." A Revolution has taken place at Algiers, in which he DEy has been as.asinated : his bcilier-in-law Os made his escape, and arrived at Gibraltar. Lord CASTLEREAG.I bad a long conf .rence yeiter day .with the Duke of YORK, at his Oilicc at the Morse Guards. 11 /IMPSHIRE.ELECTION. . , MONDAY, DEC. in —A Meeting vas this day held at the Castle of WincheSter, in pursuance of notice, to eleat a proper person to succeed Sir H. Paulet St. John Mildmay, Bart. deceased, late a mem ber for this county, is Parliament. The Meeting was very numerously and respectably attended. The candidates were, the Honourable William Her bert, Thomas Freeman Heat hcote, Esq. and Sir John , Pollen, Bart. of Rednam, near Andover. The Hatt. William Herbert was proposed by Sir Thomas Miller, Bart. seconded by Sir Charles Mill, Bart. Mr. Heathcote was proposed by Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bart. seconded by Sir Charles Rich, Bart: After the necessary forms were gone through, and the Sheriff had explained the purport of the Meeting, Sir NATHANIEL HOLLAND recommended Mr. Heathcote as a fit person to represent the county, and called the attention of the Freeholders to one ' thing which he thought of importance, viz. his ins dependence. He said Mr. Heathcote was truly in- ' dependent, and of a considerable fortune, and heir to one of the largest estates in the county. He was I particularly anxious to promote, to the utmost of his abilities, the - interest of his native county e and from '4 laudable motives wished to represent it. If he had the honour and good fortune to be elected, Sir Na thaniel Holland assured the Meeting that Mr. Heath cote would do his duty honestly, faithfully, and dili 'gently i and impressed with that idea, he hoped he would be honoured with their approbation. Mr. HERBERT then came forward and declared, that he was not aEtuated by any motives of hostility when he objet ed to Mr. Heathcote, which heedid on account of his being Member for Bletchingly, in Surrey, and as such could not accept his seat, as he could not vacate his seat for illetchingly during the recess of Parliament; and that to prevent mistakes, he (Mr. Herbert) would read his objections, which he did. Mr. TODD (a Freeholder), presented a Protest, signed by several freeholders, which he now read, being, in effeet, the same objections to the election bf Mr. Heathcote as were stated by Mr. Herbert. Mr. 'BIGWITHER, on the part of himself and the other Freeholders, who conceived Mr. Heathcote to be eligible, said, that he did not objeCt to receive any paper, but reminded the High Sheriff that he had jurisdiction to try this question. Mr. B. then spoke of correspondence between Mr. Herbert and Mr. Heathcote, in which Mr. Herbert said, that he was conscious he had an inferiority of votes, and that he meant to take the sense of the House of Commons.' Mr. Bigwither requested the Freeholders to recoiled the memorable case of Wilkes, and with what disgust , his conduct was received for taking his seat as a Member, with a majority of votes. Mr. Heathcote was not the only Gentleman . 'who would be supported, as h e s h ou ld now propose Sir John Pollen to their choice, which was, duly seconded ; , and to say all in a word, they did not . make any objections to papers put in and read ; to shew that they did not go on light grounds, they insisted on the words of the AEI, which says, that on receiving a place of profit under the Crown, the eledion is void, as though the Member were dead ; was the eledion to be postponed to the next Parlia ment ? He said - that Mr. Heathcote was fortified by the best legal opinions, and that they had no doubt of his eligibility. Mr. HERBERT said, it was necessary for' him to say a few words. It was said that he acknowledged that he had a minority ; he denied this. He stated that he had said, 'considering the great weight of Government, he did not exped to out-number. Mr. Heathcote on the poll ; but he said, that against any person eligible, he should have a majo rity. Mr.HEATHcoTE said, that not withstanding.the idea had gone abroad of his meeligibility, he was sa tisfied that he was perfe&ly eligible, that he had accepted of the Chiltern Hundreds, awl his seat for Bietchingly was thereby vacated ; added to thit, he had the best opinions in the country that he was eli gible, and called on the Freeholders for a repetition of their kindness in going to a poll for him. The SHERIFF, under the circumstances, thought it was his straight-forward duty to discover the judg ment of the parties by a show of hats, which was . dtcidedly for Mr. Heathcote. Mr. HERBERT demanded a poll. SirJonN POLLEN said, he only wished to repre sent the County for fear Mr. Herbert should steal in. He had no other pretension but to prevent him from doing so. Mr. HERBERT then adverted to what had fallen from Sir John Pollen, and that he trusted there had been nothing secret in his conduit that warranted such a construetion—,his conca& was fair and open in every way. Sir JOHN explained. Mr. ROSE apologized to the Meeting, and said, that as to the doubt of Mr. Heathcote's eligibility, he thought it right to acquit Mr. Herbert of any dishonourable intentions in any' thing done by him ; he thought Mr. Herbert could not do a dishonourable thing. As to Mr. Heathcote, he thought that no per son was more eligible; . if any one thing was better established, it was that accepting a place vacated a seat, and receiving the Chiltern Hundreds vacated a seat. He then said, he had advised Mr. Heathcote to take more than ordinary caution in ailing, as he supposed his friend Mr. Herbert would, no doubt, send it tn the House of CoITIIIIOFF,'. Mr. Rose rested, he said, on the highest authority, that Mr. Heathcote had as firm a seat, if eleaed, as ever was in Parliament in this world ; he said that there was no doubt that the Chiltern Hundreds might bc given in vacation ; it was usually given as a matter of course, whether to a friend or toe; it was once - refused during the re cess, because a borough was to be kept open for a considerable time, but as it is now so near a meeting of Parliament, Mr. Heathcote obtained the Chiltern Hundreds. Mr. PORTALS., of Freefolk, addressed the Meet ing. Mr. Rose had said, that there was no difficulty in getting the Chiltern Hundreds in the .recess. The question was, whether the Member accepting that place ought not to have something further done to complete the vacancy ? He had always understood that before the Speaker issued a new Writ, he re quired some proot 01 the accepting of an office. Mr. ROSE explained, and said, that .41-the present Herbert might Ole House, ins.tance -tnd that it would then brim; the question fai.rlY be tried. Ha said questions h:!4:1 arisen as to'i'c"' ; ing Seats, which had always gone to a C o mlniuo' r but it had always be en d ec id e d, hat accepting t :, Chiltern Hundreds va c at e d a S eat ; t here bad Y 0 a hundred instance s o f i t on t h e J ourn aii. question will be, whether accepting the Chilt e ' l , Hundreds in the recess be legal or not ? Nut a-g)% lable or word was ever said about accepting a in or out Paarliatnent. - ---------- Mr. BARHAM, Member for Stockbridge, 55 '. that it was a question of doubt, and that it was e vi ; dent it was so, by t h e f r i en d s o f M r . H e athcot having put up a third p erson . H e state d t he ground s on which he thou g ht M r . fi eat h cote i ne ligible ; he had frequently moved for the Chiltern 1-fondro.ll,. having once accepted the m hi mse lf. H e said 03:11 the Speaker did require some assurance of thee:cell': ance of the office, the grant without the accepto c i c i - did not complete th e act ; o f M r. B ar h am himgc" that assurance was aatually dem:inded by the Spelk e r r The vacancy is not complete till it is settled in . .. r ul House whether th e vacancy s h ou ld be made. 113 t, sell says, that it d oes not vacate a seat, : i t net beiug - A place of profit. - . Mr. ROSE again said, that h e wou ld no t say what a Committee would do ; averred most soletnr. c _ that the Speaker nevr called fo r a proof of . the act ceptance withi n his recolletiion ; lie had P t l in d fifty times moved for the Chiltt,rn.,,Hundreci' atter compltmenting Mr.'Hatsell, Mr. Bos e CS after Parliament h a d aEtecl thousand i11 3 t1, - , c t , s of thus vacatin g , h e did not think . it like l y ei i Committee would decide that Parliament h4d wrong a century in ,what they had been doing' the usage of Parli ament was t h e l aw of Par li a rneL g A poll-was demanded, an d an a dj ournmen t ,Inr. taken place, it was agreed that the poll.should beo to-morrow (this day), at ten o'clock. ' SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHED' • Yesterday this res p e 6t a bl e b o d y h e ld a meeting at e Freemasons' Tavern, at eleven o'clock, for wi" c t up the busine s s o f t h e l ate shew, which was ° CIL % rously attend e d, hi s G race t h e Duke of B e dford 1 . the Ch a i r when the f o ll ow i n g ney, Members fa eluted, viz. Messrs. George Child ren , Th omas Fisher, -- OS/ David Sadler, Ti mot h y H utton, lames Ellis, Sarnilc' "'- Jacob Harvey, Robert Wattle, and Benjamin W e lstread.._ It was resolved, Th at i n f uture the ludges be frarticuixjirii,w instructed not to allow any be ast , sheep, or pigs, b e e ejuli bited for the p rem i ums, unless the regulations of tle 01 0 respeding the certificates be strielly complied with by candidates. o °lls Several Ge n tl emen were nom i nated as P e ..tt out of whom t o c h oo , *he t)e e three J u d ges , at tA. -, meeting, on the 7th of - March. en ' The Officers of the Cl u b were c h osen f or L. he, - ' suing year, as follows, viz. President, his C race the Duke of Bedford, jc; g r. Stewards, Sir John Seahri g h t , of Beechwood Fah John Warmington, of Plaistow. Treasurer, Mr. Pane Giblet, of Bond-street. Secretary, Mr John Farey,-of Westminster. His Grace the President having left the Cbairf Robert ISyng, Esq. was called to it, who) unanimously resolyed;, scf That the Thanks of his M eet i ng b e presen t e d t o h i s v Af o id the Duke of Bedford, or his able and impartial e 9 4 3" the chair. de af Adjourned to this place, on the secoe re t l 7, Lord.Sorrierville's Spring Shew of Cattle, 0 .111 at three o'clock. „„ c ed, - Though the Winter Season is so far nc l ` t 'a:h - •o0 (,:hel ten ham it seems is still the abode of 0- 0 - a l 0 and gaiety. Lady MARY LINDSAY CRAUFO 69 °, o oi a grand fete a few days ago, which had a nULve h i c ot and splendid concourse. of visitors, among , W.. gra ° was the French General BRENIER, who 14 1 )4 - tified the company by his musical talents. The Theatri ca l Ent erta i nm e nts at the IVDrq„;"-, g i ABERCORN's are not to be resume d this se 3sg ' c jis• Indeed all the scenery, &c. has, it is said, be'' dto posed of; but .the ensuing h o lid a y s are exl) 6l- 2 ncl pass at the P r i or y with the usual splenclO r - hospitality. f As the preparations f or l ay i ng t h e fi rst stone° reds intended new Th e atr e a re no t sufficiently ad v3Li c i of the ceremony, it seems , i s d e f erre d t ill the en t o next week. It will be an interesting sight, s l o e aE is to be performed with all the masonic ce .sii re ced vies usual on occasions, and is to he v„ . end by the presence of th e P r i nce o f WAO5' • many other per nn of high rank. • a d the as- The Earl and Count ess o f S uA t TEsatrr eb t his Ladies LU DLOW , int en d t o k eep open hThe Christmas, at Cranbo u r n , i n D orsets hire., car d. Countess means to give balls, concerts, an bog e, magnificently rpetual succession. The 105; the parties,been rechel perpetual fitted up. I Sij neighbouring nobility and gentr y w ill b e invited. Extra& of a Letter from Bombay, July t he consequence of the urgent necessity of a dopting of most prompt measures• t o countered the the French at the C o u r t o f P ers i a , G e neral 1 " 1 b e coLm, who from his a ccu ra t e k now ledge Of ', 6 1 language and country, is far the fittest persoll io d be at the head of a m ission to that Court, ' OO set out before Sir HARFORD JONES, who had V b . sent out from E ng l an d w i t h a v i ew to the sama, Y e a jeet, had arriv e d at t hi s ace. We have rece' v o t accounts of the G e ne r al having landed in saftge Bushire, and havi n g sen t on Air. PAsLEY t o ° Flounce his approach.--Instead of 300 Frenchaleioa, as had been r e p or t e d, it h a d b een a sc ertained v i' v , there were only 30 at the C our t of Persia. ‘, v e they are, or of w hat r an k or d es cription, " 1 1 1 0 - riot been able to learn ; out from the known , e d trigues and activity of their nation, it is to 1 c31 ,6 it will he matter of m uc h d i ffic u lty to coun ter to their influence. It is clearly the policy of Persia keep on good, terms with the Tower at th e ' ead ir y of affairs in India, without making itsel f 3 P e ' iv, in any contest of rival Europeans. Stdl aler t by considerable apprehension that the baits hel d 0 ," . be the French, though delusive; may a t first bigritGe.. so alluring as to procure a co•operation. 1° t icug nerat IVlALconm's ability we trust tor re10°1 6 : 1 ,,, 0 a that such a co-ope ration ; if succes sful, w° l- "" only, ds it has invariably 2tine :in Europe', to : c oo Wish a Power, whi c h wo dd evince its grAt by " to thole who had' assisted to its elevation, 0 01 Y,.. - making thein the fia t o bj ec l r o f hurniliai" ai)ti 0 p9ssion," •